# Philippe Cantet

> Philippe Cantet is a seed investor at SPRiNG Collective (Paris) backing AgTech and Farming. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SPRiNG Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spring-collective)
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/philippecantet
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/Philippe_Cantet

Philippe Cantet is a seed investor at SPRiNG Collective in Paris focused on AgTech and Farming. Philippe Cantet is the Co-Founder and CEO at SPRiNG Collective. He attended ESSEC Business School in 1992.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 33% |
| Farming | 1 | 33% |
| Nutrition | 1 | 33% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 33% |
| Organic Food | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HappyVore | Les Nouveaux Fermiers cultivates a passion for taste, the real, the healthy, and the impact on the planet. It reinvents meat from natural and local plant ingredients to better feed the planet. Its products today represent 11 times less CO2 and 10 times less water than meat production. It was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | $38.4M |  | Jun 16, 2022 |  |
| HappyVore | Les Nouveaux Fermiers cultivates a passion for taste, the real, the healthy, and the impact on the planet. It reinvents meat from natural and local plant ingredients to better feed the planet. Its products today represent 11 times less CO2 and 10 times less water than meat production. It was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | $36.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 16, 2022 |  |
| HappyVore | Les Nouveaux Fermiers cultivates a passion for taste, the real, the healthy, and the impact on the planet. It reinvents meat from natural and local plant ingredients to better feed the planet. Its products today represent 11 times less CO2 and 10 times less water than meat production. It was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | $2.2M | Seed | May 22, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Invus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/invus) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kima Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kima-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About SPRiNG Collective

VC Fund · Paris, France

SPRiNG is a consumer goods company that offers clean and efficient laundry and cleaning products, delivered in a 100% plastic-free box and directly in the mailbox. The company is headquartered in Paris, Ile-de-France, France by Philippe Cantet, Laure Favre, and Ben Guerville in 2017.

4 contacts available at SPRiNG Collective.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Philippe Cantet | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philippe-cantet |
| Ben Guerville | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-guerville |
| Laure Favre | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laure-favre |
| Philippe Cantet | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philippe-cantet-a278 |

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## FAQ

### What does Philippe Cantet invest in?

Philippe Cantet invests primarily in AgTech, Farming and Nutrition startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Philippe Cantet last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Philippe Cantet closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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